Explanation
L.I. To write an explanation with a growing understanding of the deeper features & surface features appropriate to genre Explanation - Audience Awareness & Purpose S.C. I have indicated purpose & audience in my brainstorm
S.C. I have used language appropriate to my target audience that is also linked directly with my explanation
Features of an Explanation
The Respiratory System How does the Respiratory System Work?
Identify Purpose/Audience
Purpose is to explain how the respiratory system works
Audience, people wanting to find out information
about the respiratory system e.g an asthmatic or student doing research
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Statement or Question to be explained
How does the Respiratory System Work?
Explanation arranged in sequence of steps
Why we breathe
What we breathe
How the respiratory system works
Lungs, ribcage, diaphragm, nose & mouth
Lungs, bronchus, alveoli, capillaries, blood
Breathe in Oxygen & breathe out Carbon dioxide
Keeping lungs healthy
Time Connectives
First, Secondly, Then, Next
Timeless present tense/Passive Voice
e.g. Oxygen then moves.. , Oxygen is breathed in the.. ,
Oxygen is pasted to the..,
Exact details
e.g. When exercising breathing becomes more rapid
L.I. To write an explanation with a growing understanding of the deeper features & surface features appropriate to genre
Explanation - Audience Awareness & Purpose
S.C. I have indicated purpose & audience in my brainstorm
S.C. I have used language appropriate to my target audience that is also linked directly with my explanation
How does the Respiratory System Work?
Purpose is to explain how the respiratory system works
Audience, people wanting to find out information
about the respiratory system e.g an asthmatic or student doing research
<Heading
Time Connectives
First, Secondly, Then, Next
Timeless present tense/Passive Voice
e.g. Oxygen then moves.. , Oxygen is breathed in the.. ,
Oxygen is pasted to the..,
Exact details
e.g. When exercising breathing becomes more rapid
Technical Terms
Respiratory system, lungs, ribcage, oxygen, capillaries etc